Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

It would be an empty world without the blues.

Plot Summary

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

6.7 /10

2020

US

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chicago, illinois

recording studio

based on play or musical

singer

lesbian relationship

lgbt

blues music

black lgbt

trumpet player

1920s